New head of Humanists of Florida to discuss need for community for human beings Sunday at UUCT

Pastor-turned-athiest Teresa MacBain aims to help meet the needs of fellow humans

6:17 PM,
Feb. 14, 2013

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Teresa MacBain said she has done what she can to keep her family out of the public eye since coming out as an atheist last March during the American Atheist convention in Maryland.

McBain, who for 20 years served as a minister, is now the executive director of the Humanists of Florida Association. The group spreads a message of meeting the needs of the planet through human interaction.

Initial response from the Florida community, which she admitted has died down, wasn't positive. Still, she's ready to continue spreading her message, starting with her hometown. Sunday she'll present "The ...